This is the video I wish I had as a kid. I've always loved stories, when i discovered persona 3 it seemed so bizarre and interesting but back then I was too poor to afford games. I later played it & loved it as an adult. The child in me really appreciates what you're doing with these videos.
This was excellent. You covered the game, the social links, and The Answer, and you did it all with your trademark sense of humor and style. This is one of your best. Well written script, music choices, and editing. You should really be proud of how good you've gotten over the years. My only regret is that TH-cam is losing viewers every day, and making your channel grow is quickly becoming an impossibility. This video should have been over 10k views in the first hour, considering Persona 3 just got a rerelease and your recaps are so good. You're doing an awesome job, and TH-cam isn't doing anything to keep great creators like you around. Creators are leaving the platform, and I hope the same doesn't happen to you. Advertising revenue is down across pretty much every industry, and making a business model based on paying for content with advertiser dollars strangely doesn't work in a recession. The creators that I follow that are sticking around all day this is probably their last year. It's a real shame. I appreciate all you do, and my kids love the recaps you've made of their favorite games (Mostly Castlevania, they're not old enough to appreciate Persona or SMT). I hope you'll keep making these recaps because you like doing it and not just for the pay, but a mage has got to pay the bills somehow. Stay positive, and thanks for this recap and many more.
i actually really appreciate this as I played p3FES so long ago that i hardly remembered all the main points of the story. especially the answer part. nice job!
As a certain Persona User would say, "I've been waiting for this!". Fantastic job Oni with combining not only FES and Portable's stories but also sprinkling in all the Social Links and extra tidbits. It's really cool how you worked in the FeMC, even as a cameo. Personally, I believe that Makoto and Kotone are fraternal twins and the protagonist you pick is the one who survived the accident and got Death sealed in them.
Shout out to this person for being the only person to make a video on the Persona games that I've watched that actually mentions who/what the Personas are based on.
Even though I've seen videos on Persona 3 I never knew the full scope of the story, specially with such a masterful weaving of all versions contents, thanks for the amazing recap Oni!
While I don't hate Portable light novel approach to the daily life portion, there's something about actual 3d model interactions and cinematic cutscenes that makes the game feel much more alive. Too bad Atlus couldn't find a way to implement full party controls to the old game due to the code (according to most people), that way it be Fes, but plays close to Persona 4 and 5. But hey, Portable provides an optional female protagonist, which everyone apparently wanted right? RIGHT?
I wasn't sure if I should expect you would cover the Social Links, but good God, I am so glad you did! Persona 3 is one of the deepest and most emotionally satisfying games I've ever played. Every character in SEES has a full and satisfying character arc, gaining maxed out Social Links(In a manner of speaking), just as Makoto does, and even the villains feel fully realized. What a wonderful game. Thank you very much for the RECAPitation, and I'll rendezvous with you at the next battlefield.
Thank you so much! I never got to play FES or see the Answer, was great to finally see. Persona 3 and Nocturne were my introduction to Megaten and they both gotta a special place in my memories.
Great video~ :D P3FES was my introduction to the Persona series, though I never got around to beating The Answer. But I enjoyed the game so much, I bought a copy for some friends, too, and we replayed it together XD Brings back lots of great memories ^____^
One of the MegaTen games with its heavy themes and dark tone represented by the color blue. Up next is the detective, but sunnier themed and family friendly toned game represented by the color *giallo*, Persona 4. Get it? Because Giallo means Yellow in Italian. You should also recap SMT If and Monark. SMT If is basically the game that inspired the Persona series while Monark is modern day version of SMT If.
I played Persona 3 FES along with Portable almost 10 years ago... Now that Persona 3 Reloaded is coming, I watched this video to decided if I want to replay those two games. and you know what thanks for your narration and sprinkle of humor here and there, I will be replaying the game.
thank you so much for the video!! usually i'd skip a long-ass video but yours got me watching till the end xD hope your channel blows!!!! you deserve BETTER!!
The more i look at the ending of persona 3 and the more i look at the spin off, the more i believe reload will alter the ending, dont get me wrong the answer is a great idea on paper, and the message is about accepting mortality, but at the end of the day the series and aegis's message is about bonds, about the friends you made along the way. You can say its cheesy cause it is, but does cheesy have to be bad. I think because i experienced the original game if we ended up saving makoto, I'd call this remake a beautiful ending to the story. It just makes too much sense with persona 4 and 5, the hearts if the public were changed, that means erebus should be gone or at least so small that nyx isnt coming anymore. I think the events of 4 and 5 were set up by Liz, she is "searching for a way to save makoto" in 4 and 4 arena and while not mentioned in 5 we really dont kniw what was going on with the velvet room in p5 why was igor fake? Where was the real igor? I think all of the events were set up for people to come to accept the harsh realities of life and their true selves in order to destroy erebos
Wow. What a story. I have to admit, once I heard so much about Persona as a game, I wanted to play it and experience it as best I could. However, the first time I did it was this version and I got so thrown off by its structure that I was turned off by it. Now that I know how to approach the game, and the persona 4 and Persona 5 stories, I'm really putting in a concerted effort to play this again and then 4 and 5. On a side note, this definitely fits right in with the content, tone, etc of the smt series. Just looking back at the other games I've played, and it's really really compelling and can be very, very dark
Thanks so much Oni! Very well summarized with your added quirks. Just finished the Ace Attorney main series, but can't wait to see it in a recapitation.
In reload to help Junpei you buy flowers and tell him "You should give them to her" In both Reload and this version if you don't help Junpei, Chidori is confirmed to be dead. However, according to how Persona 4 Arena Ultimax reveals that Junpei has been seeing Chidori means she is most definitely alive and survived Canonically. However, Chidori may live Canonically but Shinjiro Aragaki dies Canonically (Except in the reality of P3P in the Female route where you can Save him?
P3P Shinjiro doesn't die from being shot due to receiving a pocket watch from FEMC as a gift. But he's in a coma for the rest of the game and isn't cured of the after effects of the drugs like Chidori was, so he survives but would have died from the drugs not too long after.
I find it interesting you chose Yukari Takeba... for a relationship for this... While many do not like her at all. My first comment was before I even noticed.
Personally, I didn't really choose her. She is the default in a couple of holiday events according to the game, and when they place the two of them together the most and she literally goes to war for you, it seems the game thinks Yukari is the one for Makoto.
I needed this cause I jave not played P3 and am waiting for Reloded so I wanted to compare should any story beats be changed so I will watch this video later
shadows are personas didnt made sense when i had to fight three snakes, whose negative thoughts are these snakes?! also how does that make sense, In persona 4, it shown the shadow to be at least looks familiar to the people not some random monsters.
When the time travel bit happened I was so sure they were going to save the main character from his fate. I was annoyed when it didn’t happen. I thought they were going to combine their powers with him to make the seal so that he wouldn’t have given too much and wouldn’t fade away. That would have been the better ending in my opinion.
PSP/P3P is literally a visual novel when not in Tarturus... Which Japan is used to but not the rest of the world. Also no one in Japan especially streamers chooses to play as Kotone.
I'm like very confused now. I played PE3 on the psp and sure enough I beat nyx, Makoto dies, end of story....so where does the rest of this stuff come from? Is it from the remake? Did I miss something? There's like 40% of plot missing from what I know! o_o
Persona 3 FES is on PS2 and it has The Answer, which is the epilogue you missed, because it was unfortunately cut from the PSP version (and hasn't been brought back with the remaster? that's stupid atlus, come on)
also, Makoto Yuki doesn't *really* die at the end. if everyone stops wishing for Nyx/Erebus, the seal is no longer necessary and he technically could return back to life. it's mentioned in Persona 4 that Elizabeth is looking for a way to free him.
Only here because I’m borderline about to give up on my P3 reload save file and pick up infinite wealth before rebirth drops. Played the game for 45 hrs and still nothing interesting is happening, the combat can only keep me entertained for so long. Edit: I watched this video up until the save file I have in sept and boyyy did they censor the remake compared to the original lol can’t believe no one’s talking about it at all.
ignore that Kei P snowflake selfreporting- as for me P3 is boring to play all around XC I cant say its a bad game, just not for me. I have higher hopes on P5, but i’m playing royal and got called senpai in the first 5 mins, and I was like “siiiiiiiiiiigh…”
This is the video I wish I had as a kid. I've always loved stories, when i discovered persona 3 it seemed so bizarre and interesting but back then I was too poor to afford games. I later played it & loved it as an adult. The child in me really appreciates what you're doing with these videos.
I feel this. I think that's why I enjoyed xplay and cheat so much I couldn't afford any of the games but I had cable 😂
"Makoto's friends, allies, loved ones... And even Tanaka" 😂😂😂
46:52 best time paradox amazing work
This was excellent. You covered the game, the social links, and The Answer, and you did it all with your trademark sense of humor and style. This is one of your best. Well written script, music choices, and editing. You should really be proud of how good you've gotten over the years.
My only regret is that TH-cam is losing viewers every day, and making your channel grow is quickly becoming an impossibility. This video should have been over 10k views in the first hour, considering Persona 3 just got a rerelease and your recaps are so good. You're doing an awesome job, and TH-cam isn't doing anything to keep great creators like you around.
Creators are leaving the platform, and I hope the same doesn't happen to you. Advertising revenue is down across pretty much every industry, and making a business model based on paying for content with advertiser dollars strangely doesn't work in a recession. The creators that I follow that are sticking around all day this is probably their last year. It's a real shame.
I appreciate all you do, and my kids love the recaps you've made of their favorite games (Mostly Castlevania, they're not old enough to appreciate Persona or SMT). I hope you'll keep making these recaps because you like doing it and not just for the pay, but a mage has got to pay the bills somehow. Stay positive, and thanks for this recap and many more.
i actually really appreciate this as I played p3FES so long ago that i hardly remembered all the main points of the story. especially the answer part. nice job!
Love the subtle puns. Loved this game. Best overall story in the series imo
As a certain Persona User would say, "I've been waiting for this!". Fantastic job Oni with combining not only FES and Portable's stories but also sprinkling in all the Social Links and extra tidbits.
It's really cool how you worked in the FeMC, even as a cameo. Personally, I believe that Makoto and Kotone are fraternal twins and the protagonist you pick is the one who survived the accident and got Death sealed in them.
Shout out to this person for being the only person to make a video on the Persona games that I've watched that actually mentions who/what the Personas are based on.
I agree that context and theming are a big part of Persona
@@OniBlackMage that's why youre tbe GOAT
Adding the P3P parts in this vid was a very nice touch. Also, I like how you included the female protagonists parents being killed, as well.
Thank you so much for including "The Answer" or Episode Aegis!!!
34:45 That pun is definitely not baaa-ad. You're narration is sharp as always, like an EDGE!
Even though I've seen videos on Persona 3 I never knew the full scope of the story, specially with such a masterful weaving of all versions contents, thanks for the amazing recap Oni!
While I don't hate Portable light novel approach to the daily life portion, there's something about actual 3d model interactions and cinematic cutscenes that makes the game feel much more alive. Too bad Atlus couldn't find a way to implement full party controls to the old game due to the code (according to most people), that way it be Fes, but plays close to Persona 4 and 5. But hey, Portable provides an optional female protagonist, which everyone apparently wanted right? RIGHT?
So many happy tears...this video has helped my depression and inner struggle I've been having. Thank you
I wasn't sure if I should expect you would cover the Social Links, but good God, I am so glad you did! Persona 3 is one of the deepest and most emotionally satisfying games I've ever played. Every character in SEES has a full and satisfying character arc, gaining maxed out Social Links(In a manner of speaking), just as Makoto does, and even the villains feel fully realized. What a wonderful game. Thank you very much for the RECAPitation, and I'll rendezvous with you at the next battlefield.
Thank you so much! I never got to play FES or see the Answer, was great to finally see. Persona 3 and Nocturne were my introduction to Megaten and they both gotta a special place in my memories.
46:46 I agree, it's too risky XD
In reload it seems they recontextualized The Persona Surpressants as a Needle based drug rather than a pill
Amazing work! Love all the inclusions of the side characters and the editing!
I can't believe you acknowledged tje glitch that allows to skip Nyx using Tanaka's social link xD
thank you SO much for Recaping FES instead of Portable, i was never able to get the hang of FES Story
Did not know Vincent from Catherine was in this game.....nor did I know Yukiko was also in this from P4. That's actually really freakin sweet
awesome video! super excited for the remake coming in 2024!
the burn my dread and mass destruction puns omggg !! u killed it !
25:05 let’s all love Lain
Wow, I was half as old as I am today when I first experienced this game back in 2006.
What a great game, thanks for the memories.
Thank you so much for this. I've been looking for this video for months now. It's perfect.
Great video~ :D
P3FES was my introduction to the Persona series, though I never got around to beating The Answer. But I enjoyed the game so much, I bought a copy for some friends, too, and we replayed it together XD
Brings back lots of great memories ^____^
I'm just glad that I get to see your videos again, man, and I'm really glad you continued on the persona series keep going dude
One of the MegaTen games with its heavy themes and dark tone represented by the color blue. Up next is the detective, but sunnier themed and family friendly toned game represented by the color *giallo*, Persona 4.
Get it? Because Giallo means Yellow in Italian.
You should also recap SMT If and Monark. SMT If is basically the game that inspired the Persona series while Monark is modern day version of SMT If.
I love it I'm glad we're getting some persona content haven't seen a lot of the older games recently
Woah, Yuki was in P3!? And Vincent from Catherine. Holy crap this game spawned characters for two other games, crazy.
Some characters from p3 appear in p4
Actually only on the portal version if I remember correctly, don't think that event exist in FES.
@@isayuh5303and vice versa
I played Persona 3 FES along with Portable almost 10 years ago... Now that Persona 3 Reloaded is coming, I watched this video to decided if I want to replay those two games. and you know what thanks for your narration and sprinkle of humor here and there, I will be replaying the game.
thank you so much for the video!! usually i'd skip a long-ass video but yours got me watching till the end xD
hope your channel blows!!!! you deserve BETTER!!
The more i look at the ending of persona 3 and the more i look at the spin off, the more i believe reload will alter the ending, dont get me wrong the answer is a great idea on paper, and the message is about accepting mortality, but at the end of the day the series and aegis's message is about bonds, about the friends you made along the way. You can say its cheesy cause it is, but does cheesy have to be bad. I think because i experienced the original game if we ended up saving makoto, I'd call this remake a beautiful ending to the story. It just makes too much sense with persona 4 and 5, the hearts if the public were changed, that means erebus should be gone or at least so small that nyx isnt coming anymore. I think the events of 4 and 5 were set up by Liz, she is "searching for a way to save makoto" in 4 and 4 arena and while not mentioned in 5 we really dont kniw what was going on with the velvet room in p5 why was igor fake? Where was the real igor? I think all of the events were set up for people to come to accept the harsh realities of life and their true selves in order to destroy erebos
Just remember that thanatos 1 v 1ed a full moon boss
Bro you 1 million cool points I didn't even know yukiko was in persona 3 it makes so much other stuff make sense to me
Something about persona 3 just fucks. Easily my favorite cast as the group of high school students face against the incarnation of death, just uh
Wow. What a story. I have to admit, once I heard so much about Persona as a game, I wanted to play it and experience it as best I could. However, the first time I did it was this version and I got so thrown off by its structure that I was turned off by it.
Now that I know how to approach the game, and the persona 4 and Persona 5 stories, I'm really putting in a concerted effort to play this again and then 4 and 5.
On a side note, this definitely fits right in with the content, tone, etc of the smt series. Just looking back at the other games I've played, and it's really really compelling and can be very, very dark
Thanks so much Oni! Very well summarized with your added quirks. Just finished the Ace Attorney main series, but can't wait to see it in a recapitation.
omfg i know the game is 17 years old but I wanted to replay it after a longtime and this video came at the perfect moment
30:08 "beats her in a duel"
yeah, if you can call 4v1 a duel lmao
underrated channel. keep it up🔥
The legend continues in Persona 3 Reload.
Love your videos!
This video is fantastic
I love these videos! :)
Any Chance of doing Persona 4 & 5 in the future? :0
i don't think people realize how much truth about the world is told here.
Ah the game we shouldve gotten a PC port of instead of what we got.
Only now I had just realized that most of the starting personas in P3 were based off of Greek mythical figures. What the heck...
In reload to help Junpei you buy flowers and tell him "You should give them to her"
In both Reload and this version if you don't help Junpei, Chidori is confirmed to be dead.
However, according to how Persona 4 Arena Ultimax reveals that Junpei has been seeing Chidori means she is most definitely alive and survived Canonically.
However, Chidori may live Canonically but Shinjiro Aragaki dies Canonically (Except in the reality of P3P in the Female route where you can Save him?
P3P Shinjiro doesn't die from being shot due to receiving a pocket watch from FEMC as a gift. But he's in a coma for the rest of the game and isn't cured of the after effects of the drugs like Chidori was, so he survives but would have died from the drugs not too long after.
"sheepishly admits" nice.
lets gooo persona 4 and 5 next !!!
Aigis and Elizabeth are P3's best girls.
Hmm, no sneaky reference to Labrys? A shame... But I get it.
The best Persona Game, in my opinion.
Ty!
Excellent. I assume a recapitation of P4G and P5R will eventually be coming as well?
Can you please redo your P2 Eternal Punishment vid?, a fan translation of the psp version came out complete with Tatsuya Scenario
I was at start playing persona 3 i beat 2 4 5 but this game is the most grindy of them all at least for me so now i watch that
They literally make Yukari more silent in the movies to make her less bitchy, I'm not joking.
I find it interesting you chose Yukari Takeba... for a relationship for this...
While many do not like her at all.
My first comment was before I even noticed.
Personally, I didn't really choose her. She is the default in a couple of holiday events according to the game, and when they place the two of them together the most and she literally goes to war for you, it seems the game thinks Yukari is the one for Makoto.
I needed this cause I jave not played P3 and am waiting for Reloded so I wanted to compare should any story beats be changed so I will watch this video later
This was the best one and I don't even care
WHy portabel don't have FES???
Can you make xenoblade chronicles 1, please? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Interestingly no one in Japan that is streaming P3P will not play as the female MC.
so they are all playing femc
Want to join our team:
Here have a gun.
shadows are personas didnt made sense when i had to fight three snakes, whose negative thoughts are these snakes?! also how does that make sense, In persona 4, it shown the shadow to be at least looks familiar to the people not some random monsters.
When the time travel bit happened I was so sure they were going to save the main character from his fate. I was annoyed when it didn’t happen. I thought they were going to combine their powers with him to make the seal so that he wouldn’t have given too much and wouldn’t fade away.
That would have been the better ending in my opinion.
Terranigma
its amazing how little changes from the ps2 to the psp- :D
PSP/P3P is literally a visual novel when not in Tarturus...
Which Japan is used to but not the rest of the world.
Also no one in Japan especially streamers chooses to play as Kotone.
i do acknowledge the changes, which is why I’m amazed how little actually changed in practical terms-
I was just thinking about this channel…crazy
Can you do a P3P FeMC version.
I'm like very confused now. I played PE3 on the psp and sure enough I beat nyx, Makoto dies, end of story....so where does the rest of this stuff come from? Is it from the remake? Did I miss something? There's like 40% of plot missing from what I know! o_o
P3 Portable was a remake with new features but cut story content
Persona 3 FES is on PS2 and it has The Answer, which is the epilogue you missed, because it was unfortunately cut from the PSP version (and hasn't been brought back with the remaster? that's stupid atlus, come on)
BETS PERSONA GAME
Best?
Did you really enjoy not being able to control your other comrades during battle?
And zero Male social links of SEES?
Honestly, I wished they voiced the other social links for the FES version more.
too much plotholes
It be better if aegis dies
Baby
also, Makoto Yuki doesn't *really* die at the end. if everyone stops wishing for Nyx/Erebus, the seal is no longer necessary and he technically could return back to life. it's mentioned in Persona 4 that Elizabeth is looking for a way to free him.
Wouldn't that mean he ended up in a coma?
@@laelhochberg9497 yeah, I guess you can look at it that way
Until he's resurrected, he's dead. The game directly states he traded his life for the seal and his husk of a body is what lingered on Graduation day.
@@OniBlackMage That's dark.
is it ever explained how aigis did the sealing? she has no such abilities in battle so this plottwist is kind of randome😅
Only here because I’m borderline about to give up on my P3 reload save file and pick up infinite wealth before rebirth drops. Played the game for 45 hrs and still nothing interesting is happening, the combat can only keep me entertained for so long.
Edit: I watched this video up until the save file I have in sept and boyyy did they censor the remake compared to the original lol can’t believe no one’s talking about it at all.
I like P3, but it's a bit to heavy for my taste
So P4 then for you or P5 with ordinary suburban Japan...
Must be nice to be triggered so easily but so common nowadays.
ignore that Kei P snowflake selfreporting- as for me P3 is boring to play all around XC I cant say its a bad game, just not for me. I have higher hopes on P5, but i’m playing royal and got called senpai in the first 5 mins, and I was like “siiiiiiiiiiigh…”
@@keip4568 I like the game, where is the problem?
@@abaque24 Trust me I'm just confused
Pretty sure Fes stood for (for everyone's soul) not festival
The game director himself said it stood for Festival back when the game was announced